BioCentury
ARTICLE | Product Development

Pharma survey: COVID-19 foreshadows a change in how business is done

Pharmas worry about employee stress, but remote work has upsides that could transform the workplace

July 22, 2020 2:00 AM UTC

As pharmas grapple with how to return to work, employees are being given the upper hand in deciding when and how to do so. The result could preface a transformation to a semi-virtual office structure, allowing for a wider talent pool and less of a power base in headquarter operations.

BioCentury’s survey of the member pharmas in the COVID R&D Alliance found optimism among R&D leaders for how they will continue to produce results during the pandemic, tempered by concern for employee welfare given the strains of what is turning into a round-the-clock work environment. ...